This remarkable person died last month. I somehow managed to not hear about her until AFTER she died, which still feels absurd to me, as her life’s work was questioning her faith while also living in …
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Rachel Held Evans, 37
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Taking Notes
As an adult, I have a sort of casual, magical relationship with church. I like the feeling of showing up when I want, wearing what I want, crying because no one knows me, leaving after …
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good man’s prayer
The visiting Pastor at the Church I’ve been hitting up on and off (and other action words you should never use for Church) told a really great Pastor joke on Sunday that I must share …
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Andrea G.
As I may have mentioned here before, I tend to read most of my reviews because a.) GOSH, I LOVE PAIN and b.) I truly feel like I can learn from them, if I read …
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Re: the end of days
TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL STOP YET ANOTHER SIGNIFIER OF THE COMING OF THE END OF DAYS, AS PREDICTED BY THE BOOK OF REVELATION STOP ALSO THESE ICE CREAM BARS MADE OF …
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All of the C’s
My Co-worker shared something from her Rabi’s Yome Kippur service that I love and keep reflecting on, and so I’ll share it here: The Four C’s. When it comes to your relationships, do not: Condemn …
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Light
Today, on (wo)man’s search for meaning, I can’t stop thinking about this NYT picture of some people in Houston taking in vibrant sunlight for the first time in days: Just as we all paused life …
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humble thyself in the sight of the Lord
I think it goes without saying that lately, things have been going pretty darn great for me. But then Saturday, I flitted out of a nice dinner with friends, en route to my play, to …
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that part is God
One of the many things I like about hanging with Morrison’s family is that his Dad has a brain like an inquisitive encyclopedia stuffed full of knowledge, spanning back centuries, and sometimes centuries into the …
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OH LORDY!
Remember that time I wrote for American Gods, the epic Starz show based on the Neil Gaiman novel? The premiere date has finally been set, and lovable nerds and mythology buffs and religious scholars all …